A Critical Analysis of the Scientific and Commercial Rationales for the <italic toggle="yes">De Novo</italic> Synthesis of Horsepox Virus

ABSTRACT This article evaluates the scientific and commercial rationales for the synthesis of horsepox virus. I find that the claimed benefits of using horsepox virus as a smallpox vaccine rest on a weak scientific foundation and an even weaker business case that this project will lead to a licensed...

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Main Author: Gregory D. Koblentz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2018-04-01
Series:mSphere
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00040-18